Housekeeper - Hatton ward

To support nursing staff in the delivery and co-ordination of patient requirements. The post holder will work part of the ward team ensuring a clean, safe and comfortable environment for the patient.

To assist patients to order food that meets their dietary requirements.

To ensure dietary supplements are well stocked and are in date/stock rotated.

To receive the meal trolley when it arrives on the ward.

To serve meals in a timely manner in conjunction with nursing staff.

To ensure patients have the assistance they require to eat and drink e.g. feeding, cutting up food, placing food within reach.

To ensure new starters/temporary staff allocated to the area are aware of the Red Tray scheme and how it operates.

In conjunction with nurses, monitor dietary intake as appropriate and maintain nutrition charts.

To promote a pleasant environment for eating, i.e. remove clutter from tables.

To take responsibility for the ward pantry, ensuring it is clean at all times i.e. discard out of date food, stock rotation.

To ensure temperature of ward fridge is monitored as per trust policy.

To ensure food in fridge is labeled and stored correctly.

To ensure adherence to the protected meal time policy.

To take responsibility for the drug and staff fridge, i.e. disregard out of date and discharged patients drugs and out of date food

To establish a pleasant and welcoming atmosphere to patients, visitors and staff.

To carry out monitoring of service delivery related to cleaning, food, linen and the environment at agreed frequencies.

To ensure all requirements for maintenance/repairs to equipment are reported in a timely manner via the intranet.

To monitor response times for maintenance and repairs and report any issues to the Ward Manager.

To ensure patients lockers and bed side tables are kept clean and tidy.

To maintain the cleanliness of all nursing equipment and trolleys.

To clean and restock patients drinks trolley.

To liase with staff following the discharge of a patient regarding cleaning the bed area in preparation for the new patient.

To ensure that alcohol gel dispensers are cleaned and replenished.

To keep the sluice tidy and clean.

Work in conjunction with the cleaning team, particularly on floor cleaning day, to supervise the movement of patients and assist the team by advising which equipment can be moved/unplugged etc. and to ensure the activities are carried out safely and in a dignified manner.

GENERAL

To ensure personal privacy, dignity and confidentiality is maintained.

To ensure commodes are cleaned on a regular basis

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

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Qualifications

Essential: - Literacy and Numeracy Skills; - 4 GCSEs or equivalent

Desirable: - IT Skills; - Customer Care Course; - Basic Food Hygiene

Experience

Essential: - Experience in dealing with the general public

Desirable: - Clerical Experience; - Previous experience of stock ordering; - An understanding of the NHS

Skills

Personal Qualities

Other Job requirements

Essential: - Flexible - can work shifts and weekends; - Able to change duties at short notice

Desirable: - Aware of current NHS issues and priorities